Crimson Desert’s Antumbra Sword Boss is Humbling in the Best of Ways

I was among the first to try the Antumbra’s Sword encounter when it was released, and I did it without the benefit of any online guides – those didn’t exist yet since I was playing during the early review phase of Crimson Desert. I’d only heard about the fight through our team’s Discord, and I rushed to try it because everyone was raving about the Vessel of Dark Pursuit. After a few frustrating attempts, I almost quit – this boss was much harder and different than anything I’d faced before. But I switched up my strategy, finally won, and felt more accomplished than I had with any other challenge in the game.






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